The next morning, after a hurry, the commanders and staff gathered in front of the official hall. At the time of the year, they arrived at a shed just built in the Houya. They entered the shed in order and sat down, and the personal soldiers came to tea.

Not long after, Wang Xiaoli, Li Yanxian, Wang Ruohai, Niu Gao and Shao Ling arrived and sat down in the front row.

Wang Xiaoli walked forward, looked at everyone, and said, "The staff has arrived to participate in the command of this battle, and we are all gathered here. We haven't gotten together like this for a long time. This time, the Jin army and Liu Yu planned to Luoyang, giving us such an opportunity."

After saying that, Wang Xiaoli paused for a while before continuing: "In the early February, Zhai Xing was killed by his general Yang Wei. The Zhai family army was defeated. We joined the war and attacked Luoyang. It took only a few days to completely eliminate Meng Bangxiong's army and occupied Henan Prefecture. Today is the sixth day of the March, more than a month. In this month, we reported the victory to the court, but there was no news yet. However, the Jin army in Hedong and Shaanxi made the move first. We occupied Luoyang and were not ready to give it up. The Jin army came to attack, and we would eliminate the attackers!"

"This battle is called the Battle of Xijing. This name is very good, just call it that way. This battle is divided into three battlefields, and we also deployed it. Taiyuan Prefecture in the north sent 3,000 troops along Jinzhou and Zezhou, and went south to cooperate with Liu Yu's Eastern Route Army. Three thousand Jin soldiers, according to convention, should have signed troops of 6,000 to 10,000 troops. Together, the two are about 10,000 to 15,000. Now in March and April, it is the time when the Qinghuang is not in contact, and 10,000 or 20,000 marchs, the choice of the Jin army is

In fact, there are very few. The road from Taiyuan Prefecture to Jinzhou is fine, but after passing Jinzhou, the road is difficult to walk. The Jin army did not go to Longde Prefecture but to Jinzhou, in order to eliminate Jiang Min's troops in Shenshan County. Therefore, the route of the Jin army should be from Taiyuan to Jinzhou, and then from Shenshan to Yicheng, and through Qinshui County to Zezhou. Last winter, Jiang Min gathered all the people of Shenshan County into the fortress. Outside the fortress, there was no grain of food in Shenshan County. Therefore, the first battle of the Jin army in the north was Shenshan County."

"Jiang Min has been in Hedong for less than a year and has only 1,300 troops under his command. He didn't want him to participate in the war. But Jiang Min believed that although he had only more than 1,000 people, less than half of the Jin army, the fortress in Shenshan County was strong and had artillery defense, so it was not so easy to be broken. He took the initiative to ask for the battle. How to fight? Jiang Min had recruited Li Songchen from Lingshi County and Liang Xing from Zezhou to Shenshan County, and they went to discuss it. If he won, Jiang Min's troops would gain a foothold on Hedong Road, which would be a good thing for their future development. If he couldn't win, he would retreat into the mountains and retain his vitality. We have occupied Luoyang, and it would be easier to support them."

"But when we make a battle plan, we must still be based on Jiang Min's inability to stop the Jin army and eliminate the enemy in Mengzhou and Huaizhou."

Everyone below nodded together. In a battle where both sides participated in the battle with more than 200,000 troops, Jiang Min's more than 1,000 people were too trivial.

The Song Dynasty generally recorded the number of regular troops in the imperial court. Wang Xiaoliu is now full of troops, with a total force of 120,000. Adding to some other miscellaneous troops, the total force is about 130,000. During this Northern Expedition, Xiangyang and Dengzhou, only 10,000 people from the rear army were left, and 110,000 troops participated in the battle. The number of Jin and Liu Yu troops attacked was not accurate. Fortunately, the intelligence system basically figured out the approximate scale.

Generally speaking, when the regular army fights, civil servants must participate. The Jin army and Liu Yu's army call these civil servants the signing army. If the civil servants participating in the war are counted, the number of people will be very large.

Because it was a defensive battle, Wang Xiaoliui had relatively few civilians, which was about one to two ratios to the army, mainly on the transportation line of Lushi County. In addition, because the battlefield was chosen in Mianchi, a large number of civilians needed to transport food, grass and military supplies.

The regular army of the Jin army went to fight, and the servants and the sign army accompanied were about one to two Ahexi, who had regular organization, and the rest were slaves. The total number was as few as two or three, and the number was as many as seven or eight. Liu Yu was the regular army cooperated with the sign army, and the sign army was as many as two to five times the sign army.

In this battle of defense of Xijing, the two sides of the regular army participated in the war had a total of more than 200,000. Together with nearly 500,000 civilians and other civilians, it was a battle of 700,000 people.

Seeing everyone gathering attentively, Wang Xiaolie continued: "The Northern Army is to cooperate with the Eastern Army. Liu Yu of the Eastern Army said it was 50,000. In fact, where did he recruit so many troops in a short period of time? The result of our investigation should be less than 40,000. These troops gathered in Kaifeng Prefecture, mainly to attack Zhengzhou. We used Cao Zhiyan's front army to defend Zhengzhou, and we separated Linong's right army from the back to strive to annihilate these troops in the Zhengzhou area."

"The Western Route Army is the main force in the attack on Luoyang this time, consisting of three parts. The main force is the Jin army of Balisu, with a total of about 20,000 people, starting from Fengxiang Prefecture. The other two routes are Zhe Keqiu of the Prefecture and Zheng Jianchong of Yan'an Prefecture. Zhe Keqiu said it was 30,000, but in fact the result of our investigation was 18,000. Zheng Jianchong said that it was a military force of several prefectures, with 60,000 people, but in fact only 27,000 people. The three routes combined were less than 70,000 people. For this army, we plan to leave Xin'an County from the Central Army and set up defense in Yanxi Town. Two years ago, when Wu Shu came to Luoyang, he was trapped here. If it weren't for the immature conditions at that time, all Wu Shu's army would be wiped out here. When the conditions were ripe, Shao Ling sent troops from Lu's County and quickly occupied Guozhou and Shanzhou, cutting off its retreat. We encircled and annihilated 70,000 troops with more than 60,000 troops. This battle is not easy."

After hearing this, the generals below whispered. Some thought that the number of people was not higher than that of the other party, so they took a risk. Some believed that the Song army had a terrain advantage and the Jin army was not worth worrying about.

Wang Xiaoliu said: "There are free discussions below. After lunch, I will still come back here to discuss this war. From tomorrow, Senator Wang will talk about the combat plan in detail. After the combat plan is finished, everyone will fully consider various situations and make necessary modifications. The day after tomorrow, the combat plan will be completely decided, and then it will not be revised. Everyone must complete it as planned!"

All the generals made promises together.

Wang Xiaoliu said: "I have a few requirements for this war. First, no matter what the war looks like, the command system must be complete. Everyone must obey orders and obey commands! Our army of Song Dynasty is controlled by the commanders and commands. The wartime command system is very problematic. Let me give you an example. In the Battle of Sanchuankou in the first year of Kangding, the commander Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun were captured and the Song army was defeated. In this war, the commander was captured. Until the end, 70% of the Song army did not participate in the war. In other words, most of the soldiers were just an audience on the battlefield. We absolutely do not allow such things to happen again! Why do we set up a headquarters and have so many officers? It is because the army's organized violent group, not just violent group. Once the organization fails, most of the combat power will be lost! From the headquarters in Luoyang to the team supporting and escorting teams, the command system must always exist!"

Wang Xiaolien looked serious and the generals agreed.

"Secondly, in war, all troops must abide by discipline and treat the people well. The commanders, supervisors, custodians, and military envoys of each army must take responsibility. After this meeting, if time still allows, their meeting will be held. Our army comes from the people and protects the interests of the people at all times. Especially the soldiers from the old imperial guards do not understand this. Here we emphasize that understanding must be carried out, and if not understanding, it must be carried out! Which one violates discipline,

Their chief officer implements battlefield discipline! This matter cannot be sympathized with, no matter which one it is, if it is violated, it will be carried out according to discipline! Don’t say that this relationship is good to me, that talented, who is the first offender, or if you don’t pay attention to it, there is no such thing! I have repeatedly, repeatedly, and talked about it countless times! After saying so many times, you still don’t take it to your heart, just don’t give me Wang Xiaoliu face! If you don’t give me face, I will see which one dares to give you face!"

Speaking of this, Wang Xiaoli was both harsh and stern. The generals below were so scared that they didn't dare to come out, and the venue was silent for a moment.

"Third, don't be scared by the reputation of the Jin army before, and build confidence to win this battle! We must build confidence to completely annihilate the enemy, especially the entire Jin army! Liao Taizu once said a sentence, "The Jurchens are not worth ten thousand, and they are invincible. Since the establishment of the Jin Dynasty, they have destroyed the Great Liao first and then broke through Kaifeng Prefecture, and have almost no defeat. Their strong combat effectiveness is undeniable. This is a fact, and we must respect the facts. Why? It is not because the Jurchens are not afraid of death, nor because they live a bad life and are born to endure hardships. What is born? Each person has a mouth, two hands and two feet, which is born! The Jurchen army can fight because their system is rough, but it conforms to the laws of military affairs. The management of the army is different from the governance of the places. Our Han people are better in governing the places than the Jin Dynasty. It is now.
Chapter completed!